I agree with you that Bannon’s counsel was essential to accomplishing Trump’s dreamed agenda and that his thought-to-be-off-the-record chat with a reporter (uh huh sound familiar - Scaramucci?) was overly bold and self laudatory.
The comment about Korea and our hands being tied was a breach of classified war plans. He also talked about the people he was going to clean out and I believe he even mentioned names!
I strongly suspect that he knew that he was done and he was only taking a victory lap, laying down his raison de etre for being in the White House, and giving his friend Trump a bunch of valid reasons to can him (to tamp down the Trumpsters’ anger).
Reminds me of the last scene in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid movie.
This video clip will nauseate you as it is from the Left, but it does detail where Bannon tripped up and what he said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3AMu9TjhgA
Bannon actually submitted his resignation August 7, but the announcement was delayed after violence in Charlottesville.
I tend to think since chief of staff John Kelly has broad authority to clean house, in a West Wing that has been hobbled by infighting and leaks, this is just part of the house cleaning.
Kelly runs a tight ship and so getting rid of the drama so all parties can work on Trumps agenda and move forward is a good idea. But make no mistake it is true..”Bannon had a good run!”....